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Essays on philosophy, politics & economics : integration & common research projects / edited by Christi Favor, Gerald Gaus, and Julian Lamont.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political ethics.
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Political science.
- Economics--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Economics.
- Economics--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (391 p.)
- Other Title:
- Essays on philosophy, politics, and economics
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Economics and Finance, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume brings together distinguished philosophers with interdisciplinary expertise to show how the resources of philosophy can be employed in the tasks of evaluating economics and fostering policy debates. Contributors offer analyses of basic ideas in economics, such as the notion of efficiency, "economic man", incentives, self-interest, and utility maximization. They discuss key concepts in political theory such as desert, compensation, autonomy, equality, consent or fairness. The book then offers examples of how philosophical resources can be applied to specific, timely debates, such as discrimination, affirmative action, and ethical considerations in Social Security. These applications demonstrate how philosophy, politics, and economics can be fruitfully combined, while the more theoretical chapters clarify fundamental relationships across these related disciplines. Ultimately, the text guides students and scholars in expanding their perspectives as they approach the necessarily complex research questions of today and tomorrow.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- About the Contributors
- Introduction
- PART I THE FOUNDATIONS: RATIONALITY AND HUMAN VALUES
- 1. Utility and Utilitarianism
- 2 The Limits of Homo Economicus
- 3. Preferences, Cognitivism, and the Public Sphere
- PART II THE QUESTION OF ECONOMIC DESERT
- 4. Expressive Desert and Deserving Compensation
- 5. Productivity, Compensation, and Voluntariness
- 6. Discriminatory Privileges, Compensatory Privileges, and Affirmative Action
- 7. Deontic Efficiency and Equality
- 8. Cohen on Incentives, Inequality, and Egalitarianism
- PART IV CHOICE, CONSENT, AND MORALITY
- 9. Behavioral Law and Economics
- 10. Consent and the Principle of Fairness
- PART V THE FUTURE-EQUALITY AND FAIRNESS
- 11. The Costs and Benefits of Future Generations
- 12. Intergenerational Justice and Saving
- 13. Communitarianism and Social Security
- 14. Rights, Pollution, and Public Policy
- 15. Price Gouging and Market Failure
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780804774642
- 0804774641
- OCLC:
- 646068281
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